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B00 Ware Defense
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1-0
Checkmate, White is victorious
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PGN
[Event "Gheorghiu Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/dEbjLOKB"] [Date "2025.03.04"] [Round "-"] [White "cobusceanI123"] [Black "CunitchiD"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2025.03.04"] [UTCTime "17:40:12"] [WhiteElo "1486"] [BlackElo "1054"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Ware Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 a5 { B00 Ware Defense } 2. Nc3 a4 3. d4 d5 4. e5 Bf5 5. Bb5+ Qd7 6. Bxd7+ Kxd7 7. Nf3 Ra6 8. Ng5 Rg6 9. Nxf7 Bxc2 10. Nxh8 Nh6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Qxc2 Nc6 13. Qxg6 e6 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Nxa4 Be7 16. O-O Bh4 17. Nc5+ Ke7 18. g3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 h5 20. Qg5+ Kf8 21. Qxh5 b5 22. Nd7+ Kg8 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. Ne8+ Kg8 25. Qh6 Nxe5 26. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0
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Computer analysis Move times Crosstable FEN & PGN